Belgium national football team records

This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Belgian national football team (The Red Devils). The page is updated where necessary after each Belgium match and is correct as of 31 March 2015, after the match against Israel.

Team records

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Wins

Largest win: 10–1 vs San Marino on 28 February 2001 and 9–0 vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
Largest away win: 0–6 vs Luxembourg on 14 October 1986
Largest win at the World Cup Finals: 3–0 vs El Salvador on 3 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
Largest win at the European Championship finals: 2–0 vs Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984, Euro 1984

Draws

Highest scoring draw: 5–5 vs Netherlands on 4 September 1999
Highest scoring draw at the World Cup Finals: 4–4 (a.e.t) vs England on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals: 1–1 vs England on 12 June 1980, Euro 1980

Defeats

Largest defeat: 11–2 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909
Largest defeat at home: 1–9 vs England on 11 May 1927
Largest defeat at the World Cup Finals

3–0 vs USA on 13 July 1930, 1930 World Cup
5–2 vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup
4–1 vs Italy on 20 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
4–1 vs Soviet Union on 6 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
3–0 vs Poland on 28 June 1982, 1982 World Cup

Largest defeat at the European Championship finals: 5–0 vs France on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984

Goals

Scored

Most goals scored in a single game: 10 goals vs San Marino on 28 February 2001
Most goals scored during an away game: 7 goals vs Netherlands on 25 November 1951
Most goals scored in a single game during the World Cup Finals, including extra time

4 goals vs England on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
4 goals vs Soviet Union on 15 June 1986, 1986 World Cup

Most goals scored in a single game during the World Cup Finals, not including extra time

4 goals vs England on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup

Most goals scored in a single game during the European Championship Finals

2 goals vs Hungary on 17 June 1972, Euro 1972
2 goals vs Spain on 15 June 1980, Euro 1980
2 goals vs Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984, Euro 1984
2 goals vs Denmark on 19 June 1984, Euro 1984
2 goals vs Sweden on 10 June 2000, Euro 2000

Conceded

Most goals conceded in a single game: 11 goals vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909
Most goals conceded during a home game: 9 goals vs England on 11 May 1927
Most goals conceded in a single game during the World Cup Finals: 5 goals vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup
Most goals conceded in a single game during the European Championship Finals: 5 goals vs France on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984

Scored+conceded

Highest total amount of goals in a single game

13 goals: 11–2 defeat against England Amateurs on 17 April 1909
13 goals: 6–7 victory against Netherlands on 25 November 1951

Series

Unbeaten record: 14 games, from 2012 till 2013^{[note 1]}
Longest run without victory: 13, from 1933 till 1935
Most consecutive wins: 7, from 1979 till 1980 and from 2012 till 2013^{[note 2]}
Most consecutive draws: 4 from 1948 till 1949 and in 1998
Most consecutive losses: 7, from 1927 till 1928

World Rankings

FIFA

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Highest FIFA ranking: 3rd (April 2015)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 71st (June 2007)
Best Mover: +25 (April 2011)
Worst Mover: -14 (September 2010)

Elo

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Highest Elo ranking: 2nd (September 1920)
Lowest Elo ranking: 74th (September 2009)

Awards

Major tournament titles

One of the (identical) gold medals awarded at the 154 sporting events of the 1920 Summer Olympics

Olympic football tournament^[5]: Gold Medal (1): 1920

Friendly titles

Évence Coppée Trophy^[6]

Shared (1): 1904

Challenge Frédéric Vanden Abeele^[7]

Winners (3): 1906, 1922, 1925

Shared (3): 1913, 1921, 1924

Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad Beker^[7]

Winners (4): 1906, 1907, 1913, 1922

Shared (1): 1923

Kirin Cup^[8]

Shared (1): 1999

Other awards

FIFA Fair Play Trophy^[9]

Winners (1): 2002

Belgian Sportsteam of the Year^[10]

Winners (2): 2013, 2014

For individual recognitions at major tournaments, see FIFA World Cup awards and UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament.

Appearances

General

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Most appearances: Jan Ceulemans, 96 caps, 1977–'91
Most consecutive appearances: Louis Carré, 50 games, from 22 May 1949 (vs Wales) until 11 March 1956 (vs Switzerland)
Most appearances as a substitute: Mbo Mpenza, 28 caps
Most selections on the bench without ever earning a cap: Jacques Duquesne, during 16 matches
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game: Tom Soetaers, 8 caps
Longest Belgian career: Hector Goetinck, 6402 days or 17 years, 6 months and 10 days between first (vs France on 22 April 1906) and last cap (vs England on 1 November 1923)
Shortest Belgian career: Joris Van Hout, 2 minutes (on 16 October 2002 vs Estonia)
Most consecutive calendar years of appearances: Paul Van Himst (1960–'74) & Jan Ceulemans (1977–'91), 15 years
Longest wait between appearances: Hector Goetinck, 3476 days or 9 years, 6 months and 27 days, between his 16th (vs Netherlands on 26 April 1914) and his 17th and final cap (vs England on 1 November 1923)
Appearances in three separate decades

Georges Hebdin; 3 in the 1900s, 6 in the 1910s and 3 in 1920
Bernard Voorhoof; 3 in 1928, 56 in the 1930s and 2 in 1940
Vic Mees; 6 in 1949, 57 in the 1950s and 5 in 1960
Wilfried Van Moer; 14 in the 1960s, 25 in the 1970s and 18 in the 1980s
Jan Ceulemans; 10 in the 1970s, 75 in the 1980s and 11 in the 1990s
Michel Preud'homme; 1 in 1979, 17 in the 1980s and 41 in the 1990s
Eric Gerets; 19 in the 1970s, 57 in the 1980s and 10 in the 1990s
Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 43 in the 1980s and 4 in the 1990s
Filip De Wilde; 1 in 1989, 26 in the 1990s and 6 in 2000
Danny Boffin; 2 in 1989, 39 in the 1990s and 14 in the 2000s
Luc Nilis; 9 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 5 in 2000

Smallest amount of caps needed to appear in three separate decades: Georges Hebdin, 10 caps (total number of caps obtained: 12)
First player to debut as a substitute: Louis Van Hege, vs France on 9 March 1919
First appearance by a player who was playing abroad: Raymond Braine (Sparta Prague), Czechoslovakia, vs France on 14 April 1935
First appearance by a player who had never played for the senior team of a Belgian club: Thomas Buffel, vs Andorra on 12 October 2002
First appearance by a player born outside of Belgium: Eric Thornton (born in England), vs Netherlands on 30 April 1905
First appearance by a player born outside of Europe: Luís Oliveira (born in Brazil), vs Tunisia on 26 February 1992
Last appearance by a player from a Belgian club outside the top division: Paul Van Den Berg (Union), Belgian Second Division, vs Portugal on 3 May 1964
Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of any country: Radja Nainggolan (Piacenza), Italian Serie B, vs Chile on 29 May 2009
Most appearances per Belgian club: ?
Most appearances without ever playing for the first team of a Belgian club: Jan Vertonghen, 64 caps
Most appearances while active with a non-Belgian club: Daniel Van Buyten (Marseille, Hamburg & Bayern Munich), 77 caps
Players appearing against the country of their birth

Erwin Vandendaele vs France on 15 November 1970, 12 October 1974 and 15 November 1975
Branko Strupar vs Croatia on 2 September 2000

Players capped while active outside of Europe

Émile Mpenza: Al Rayyan ( Qatar), 3 caps

Most capped players

Jan Ceulemans, nicknamed Caje and Strong Jan, is both Belgium's record international and record captain. In 1986, he was included in the World Cup All Star Team.

As of 5 July 2014, Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

#	Name	Belgium career	Caps	Goals	Position
1	Jan Ceulemans	1977–1991	96	23	MF/FW
2	Timmy Simons	2001–2013	93	6	DF/MF
3	Eric Gerets	1975–1991	86	2	DF
3	Franky Van der Elst	1984–1998	86	1	MF
5	Enzo Scifo	1984–1999	84	18	MF
6	Daniel Van Buyten	2001–2014	83	10	DF
7	Paul Van Himst	1960–1974	81	30	FW
8	Bart Goor	1999–2008	78	13	MF
9	Georges Grün	1984–1995	77	6	DF
10	Lorenzo Staelens	1990–2000	70	8	DF/MF
10	Marc Wilmots	1990–2002	70	29	MF

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Age-related

Youngest player: Fernand Nisot, 16 years and 19 days, on 30 April 1911 vs Netherlands

Striker Romelu Lukaku became a Red Devil before the age of 17.

The top 10 youngest players who played for the first time for the national football team of Belgium, their team at that time and their usual position.

#	Player (Team)	Age	Position
1	Fernand Nisot (Léopold Club)	16 years, 19 days	FW
2	Anthony Vanden Borre (Anderlecht)	16 years, 187 days	DF/MF
3	Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht)	16 years, 296 days	FW
4	Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht)	17 years, 17 days	FW
5	Jean Capelle (Standard Liège)	17 years, 153 days	FW
6	Joseph Musch (Union)	17 years, 198 days	DF
7	Zakaria Bakkali (PSV)	17 years, 262 days	MF
8	Vincent Kompany (Anderlecht)	17 years, 314 days	DF
9	Eden Hazard (Lille)	17 years, 316 days	MF/FW
10	Ray Braine (Beerschot)	17 years, 321 days	FW

Oldest player: Jean De Bie, 38 years and 19 days, vs Portugal on 8 June 1930

The top 10 oldest players for the national football team of Belgium, their team at that time and their usual position.

#	Player (Team)	Age	Position
1	Jean De Bie (Racing Brussels)	38 years, 19 days	GK
2	Philippe Vande Walle (Club Brugge)	37 years, 256 days	GK
3	Hector Goetinck (Club Brugge)	37 years, 241 days	MF
4	Wilfried Van Moer (Beveren)	37 years, 119 days	MF
5	Franky Van der Elst (Club Brugge)	37 years, 56 days	MF
6	Danny Boffin (Sint-Truiden)	36 years, 320 days	MF
7	Eric Gerets (PSV)	36 years, 313 days	DF
8	Michel De Wolf (Marseille)	36 years, 231 days	DF
9	Timmy Simons (Nürnberg)	36 years, 169 days	DF/MF
10	Daniel Van Buyten (Bayern Munich)	36 years, 142 days	DF

Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Oldest outfield player: Hector Goetinck, 37 years, 7 months and 27 days, vs England on 1 November 1923
Oldest debutant: Dany Verlinden, 34 years, 10 months and 7 days, vs Norway on 25 March 1998
Oldest outfield debutant: Jozef Van Looy, 34 years, 2 months and 16 days, vs England on 18 May 1950
Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals: Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 3 months and 27 days, 1982 FIFA World Cup, vs Poland on 28 June 1982
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals: Divock Origi, 19 years, 1 month and 30 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs Algeria on 17 June 2014
Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals: Lorenzo Staelens, 36 years, 1 months and 20 days, Euro 2000, vs Turkey on 19 June 2000
Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals: Enzo Scifo, 18 years, 3 months and 25 days, Euro 1984, vs Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984

On major tournaments

Most tournaments appeared in consecutively: Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff and Erwin Vandenbergh, 4 tournaments (all played at Euro 1980, World Cup 1982, Euro 1984 and World Cup 1986)
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals: Jan Ceulemans, 23 caps
Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals: Jacky Munaron, 13 selections
Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals without ever playing in a tournament: Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals: Jef Jurion, 64 caps
Fewest appearances while still playing at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals: Jacky Peeters & Branko Strupar, 17 caps
Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad: Jef Jurion, 64 caps
First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades: None

FIFA World Cup

Most selections in the squad for the World Cup finals: Franky Van der Elst, Enzo Scifo (both at the 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cups) & Marc Wilmots (1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups), 4 World Cups
Most appearances in different World Cup finals: Franky Van der Elst, Enzo Scifo, both at the 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cups), 4 World Cups
Most appearances at the World Cup finals: Enzo Scifo, 17 caps
Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals: Jef Jurion, 64 caps
Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals: Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections
Most selections for the World Cup finals without ever playing in the tournament: Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections
Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals: Gérard Delbeke, 1 cap
First player to debut at the World Cup finals: Henri De Deken & Gérard Delbeke, 1930 FIFA World Cup, vs Paraguay on 20 July 1930

UEFA European Championship

Most selections in the squad for the European Championship finals: Maurice Martens (Euro 1972 & Euro 1980), Jan Ceulemans (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984), Jean-Marie Pfaff (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984), Erwin Vandenbergh (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984) and René Vandereycken (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984), 2 final tournaments
Most appearances at the European Championship finals: Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff & René Vandereycken, 7 caps
Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals: Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Erwin Vandenbergh & René Vandereycken, 2 final tournaments (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984)
Fewest appearances while still playing at the European Championship finals: Walter De Greef & Paul Lambrichts, 5 caps
Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals: Timmy Simons, 93 caps
Appearances at most European Championship finals: Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Erwin Vandenbergh & René Vandereycken, 2 final tournaments (Euro 1980 & Euro 1984)
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals: Maurice Martens, 5 selections
Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals without ever playing in the tournament: Guy Dardenne, Jos Heyligen, Marc Millecamps, Gerard Plessers, Michel Preud'homme & Willy Wellens, 4 selections
First player to debut at the European Championship finals: Georges Grün, Euro 1984, vs Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984

Goals

General

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First goal: Georges Quéritet vs France on 1 May 1904

Most goals: Bernard Voorhoof (1928–'40) and Paul Van Himst (1960–'74), both 30

Most goals in competitive matches: Marc Wilmots, 18

Scoring in most consecutive matches: Jef Mermans, 7 games in a row
Most goals on debut: Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
Most goals in a single calendar year: Jef Mermans, 12 goals in 1950
Most goals scored by a defender: Daniel Van Buyten (10)
Most goals scored by a goalkeeper: Christian Piot (1)
First goal by a substitute: François Van den Eynde, vs Irish Free State on 25 February 1934
Most goals scored as a substitute: Marc Wilmots, Wesley Sonck and Dries Mertens, 4 goals
Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game: Bob Peeters, 3 goals vs San Marino on 28 February 2001
Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring: Georges Heylens, 67 matches
Most appearances needed to score his first goal: Franky Van der Elst, 79 matches
Goals in three separate decades

Bernard Voorhoof; 1 in 1928, 28 in the 1930s and 1 in 1940
Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 18 in the 1980s and 1 in 1991

First Belgian goalscorer at the King Baudouin Stadium: August Hellemans (when it was still the Centenaire Stadium), Michaël Goossens (after it was renamed King Baudouin Stadium)
Scorers of own goals: Robert Hustin, Edgard Poelmans, Oscar Verbeeck, Émile Stijnen, Bob Paverick, Charles Saeys, Walter Meeuws, Régis Genaux, Philippe Albert, Timmy Simons, Olivier Deschacht, Bart Goor and Vincent Kompany

Top goalscorers

As of 7 June 2014, the players with the most goals for Belgium are:

Further information: Progression of Belgium association football goalscoring record

Paul Van Himst, joint all-time topscorer with 30 goals together with Bernard Voorhoof

(Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.)

#	Name	Belgium career	Goals	Caps	Position	Goals per game
1	Bernard Voorhoof	1928–1940	30	61	FW	0.4918
1	Paul Van Himst	1960–1974	30	81	FW	0.3704
3	Joseph Mermans	1945–1956	28	56	FW	0.5000
3	Marc Wilmots	1990–2002	28	70	MF	0.4000
5	Robert De Veen	1906–1913	26	23	FW	1.1304
6	Wesley Sonck	2001–2010	24	55	FW	0.4364
7	Ray Braine	1925–1939	23	52	FW	0.4423
7	Marc Degryse	1984–1996	23	63	FW	0.3651
9	Jan Ceulemans	1976–1991	22	96	MF/FW	0.2292
10	Rik Coppens	1949–1959	21	47	FW	0.4468

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks

Most goals in a match

Robert De Veen, 5 goals vs France on 30 April 1911
Bert De Cleyn, 5 goals vs Luxembourg on 23 February 1946
Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994

Four goals in a match

Marc Van Der Linden, vs Luxembourg on 1 June 1989

Three goals in a match

at 33 occasions, see Belgium hat-tricks

Most hat-tricks: Robert De Veen, 3 times
Fastest hat-trick: Robert De Veen, 22 minutes, vs France on 30 April 1911
Fastest hat-trick as a substitute: Bob Peeters, 30 minutes, vs San Marino on 28 February 2001
Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Jean Capelle, 18 years, 7 months and 10 days, vs Denmark on 5 June 1932
Oldest player to score a hat-trick: Josip Weber, 29 years, 6 months and 16 days, vs Zambia on 4 June 1994

Penalties

First player to score a penalty: Gaston Hubin vs France on 28 January 1912
Most goals scored from penalties: Raoul Lambert and Timmy Simons, 6 goals
Most goals in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games^{[note 3]}: Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst all 1 goal vs Spain on 22 June 1986
Most goals in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies

Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst, all 1 goal vs Spain on 22 June 1986
Eric Van Meir, Vital Borkelmans, Mbo Mpenza and Philippe Vande Walle, all 1 goal vs England on 29 May 1998

Fastest

Fastest goal from kickoff: 20 seconds, Arthur Ceuleers vs Netherlands on 4 April 1937
Fastest goal at the World Cup finals: Pol Anoul, in the 5th minute vs England on 17 June 1954
Fastest goal at the European Championship finals: Eric Gerets, at 17' vs Spain on 15 June 1980
Fastest goal by a substitute: ?

Age-related

Oldest goalscorer: Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 1 month and 27 days, vs Bulgaria on 28 April 1982
Youngest goalscorer: Fernand Nisot, 16 years, 10 months and 27 days, vs Netherlands on 10 March 1912
Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals: Lei Clijsters, 33 years, 7 months and 11 days, 1990 FIFA World Cup, vs Uruguay on 17 June 1990
Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals: Divock Origi, 19 years, 2 months and 4 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs Russia on 22 June 2014
Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals: Julien Cools, 33 years, 4 months and 2 days, Euro 1980, vs Spain on 15 June 1980
Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals: Émile Mpenza, 21 years, 11 months and 6 days, Euro 2000, vs Sweden on 10 June 2000

On major tournaments

Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments: Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 at the 1982 World Cup, 1 at Euro 1984 and 1 at the 1986 World Cup
Most goals in an Olympic Games finals match: Robert Coppée, 3 goals vs Spain on 29 August 1920

FIFA World Cup

Most goals in a single World Cup tournament: Jan Ceulemans (in 1986) and Marc Wilmots (in 2002), 3 goals
Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments: Marc Wilmots, 5 goals (in 1998, 2002)
Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign: Marc Wilmots, 7 goals (in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers)
Most goals in a single World Cup finals match

Bernard Voorhoof, 2 goals vs Germany on 27 May 1934
Pol Anoul, 2 goals vs England on 17 June 1954
Wilfried Van Moer, 2 goals vs El Salvador on 3 June 1970
Marc Wilmots, 2 goals vs Mexico on 20 June 1998

Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying match: Marc Van Der Linden, 4 goals vs Luxembourg on 1 June 1989
First goal in a World Cup finals match: Bernard Voorhoof, 1934 FIFA World Cup vs Germany on 27 May 1934
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign: Jean Capelle, vs Irish Free State on 25 February 1934

UEFA European Championship

Most goals in a single European Championship tournament: 11 players with 1 goal at one or two European Championships
Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments: Jan Ceulemans, 2 goals
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign: Nico Claesen, 7 goals, 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
Most goals in a single European Championship finals match: 11 players with 1 goal at one or two European Championships matches
Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match

Jacques Stockman, 3 goals vs Luxembourg on 19 March 1967
Nico Claesen, 3 goals vs Luxembourg on 14 October 1986
Nico Claesen, 3 goals vs Scotland on 1 April 1987

First goal in a European Championship finals match: Odilon Polleunis vs West Germany on 14 June 1972
First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign: Jacques Stockman vs Yugoslavia on 4 November 1962

Captains

First captain: Camille Van Hoorden
Most appearances as captain: Jan Ceulemans

Most captaincies

Top-10 of players most often assigned as captain (at the start of an international game)

Correct as of 31 March 2015 after the match against Israel. Only FIFA-recognised matches are included.^{[note 4]}

Vincent Kompany of Manchester City is the current captain of the national side.

#	Name	Captaincy	Times	Position
1	Jan Ceulemans	1984–'91	48	MF/FW
2	Jef Jurion	1960–'67	39	MF
3	Paul Van Himst	1964–'74	38	FW
4	Armand Swartenbroeks	1914–'28	37	DF
5	Timmy Simons	2004–'09	36	DF/MF
6	Vincent Kompany	2010–Today	31	DF
7	Jef Mermans	1949–'56	30	FW
8	Eric Gerets	1980–'91	26	DF
9	Georges Grün	1989–'95	25	DF
10	Marc Wilmots	1999–2002	23	MF

Disciplinary

Red cards

2 expulsions: Eric Deflandre and Vincent Kompany

List of all Belgian players sent off once: Pierre Braine, Mathieu Bollen, Georges Heylens, Pierre Hanon, Walter Meeuws, Alex Czerniatynski, Philippe Albert, Pascal Renier, Gert Verheyen, Tjörven De Brul, Marc Wilmots, Filip De Wilde, Olivier De Cock, Bart Goor, Mousa Dembélé, Anthony Vanden Borre, Marouane Fellaini, Axel Witsel, Nicolas Lombaerts and Steven Defour

Miscellaneous

Player born on the earliest date: Joseph Romdenne, born in 1876
First substitute: Georges Mathot substituted Charles Cambier in 46' vs Netherlands on 26 April 1908
Club providing the most Belgian internationals in a single match: RSC Anderlecht, 11; in the match vs Netherlands on 30 September 1964 in the second half all players were from Anderlecht.
Belgian players who later became manager/head coach: Hector Goetinck, François Demol, André Vandeweyer, Guy Thys, Walter Meeuws, Paul Van Himst, Wilfried Van Moer, Georges Leekens, René Vandereycken, Franky Vercauteren (caretaker) and Marc Wilmots

Penalties

Most penalty saves: ?
Most saves in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games: Jean-Marie Pfaff, 1 vs Spain (penalty of Eloy Olaya) on 22 June 1986
Most saves in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies: Philippe Vande Walle, 2 vs England (penalties by Rob Lee and Les Ferdinand) on 29 May 1998
Most penalty misses: ?
Most misses in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games: None
Most misses in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies: Enzo Scifo, 1 vs England on 29 May 1998

Footnotes

↑ Note that the loss against Romania on 14 November 2012 was not FIFA-recognised because Romania made 8 substitutions while only 6 were allowed.^[2]
↑ Note that the loss against Romania on 14 November 2012 was not FIFA-recognised because Romania made 8 substitutions while only 6 were allowed.^[2]
↑ Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs do not count on a player's overall scoring tally.
↑ Note that the friendlies against Romania on 14 November 2012 and against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 are not FIFA-recognised due to an excessive number of substitutions.^[2]

References

↑ "Belgium - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rules & Governance - Law 3: The number of players". The Football Association. Retrieved 25 Oct 2014.
↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Belgium". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 18 Aug 2013.
↑ Henshaw 1979, p. 76.
↑ "Belgium v France − a 109-year-old rivalry". UEFA. 13 Aug 2013.
↑ 7.0 7.1 Stokkermans, Karel (6 Mar 2014). "The "Derby der Lage Landen"". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
↑ Cruz, Santiago (12 Jun 2009). "Kirin Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 Nov 2014.
↑ "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". FIFA News. 29 Jun 2002.
↑ "Rode Duivels zijn grote slokop op Sportgala" (in Dutch). Sporza. 14 Dec 2014. Retrieved 14 Dec 2014.
↑ 11.0 11.1 "Belgium national football team match results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ "Alle Rode Duivels" (in Dutch). Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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